Group distributes learning materials to 600 pupils in Rivers

NO fewer than 600 pupils in Rivers State have received learning materials to ease the financial burden on their parents and guardians when resuming school in January.

Founder of the Abundance Grace Outreach project, Mrs Olubukola Ilevbare, presented the items to the children and their parents on Monday in Okrika Local Government Area.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that items distributed include school bags, foot wears, clothing, Bibles, cartons of noodles, food items and party packs.

Scholarships were also awarded to five children, with each recipient receiving N100,000.

Ilevbare explained that the initiative was inspired by the organisation’s commitment to providing humanitarian services to the underprivileged in the society.

She said the outreach programme had benefited thousands of children and their families since its inception in 2016.

“This is the ninth edition of the outreach, designed to bring hope, happiness and celebration to the downtrodden in the society.

“It is part of our efforts to spread joy and make a positive impact on the lives of children and residents in communities, especially during the festive seasons,” she said.

Ilevbare noted that the level of poverty in the society had excluded many children from experiencing the joy of Christmas, adding that the season symbolised compassion, love and shared humanity.

“Sometimes Christmas comes and goes and some children do not even understand what it means to celebrate it.

“Our visit to Okrika is to let them know that they are loved, to enable them to enjoy Christmas, and to reassure them that God cares about them,” she added.

She commended the organisation’s partners, volunteers, and others who contributed to the success of the 2025 outreach, while reaffirming the organisation’s commitment to sustaining the initiative.

This initiative, she said, will ensure that more children and families benefit in the 2026 edition of the programme.

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